Donnelly relishing McKenna Cup ties


By Mark McGoldrick   FERMANAGH will face Monaghan and Derry in the first two rounds of the 2022 Dr McKenna Cup. The Erne men will kickstart their competition with an away tie to Monaghan on Tuesday 11 January and will face Derry on the following Saturday in Roslea. Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly, who will be […]

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Driving nails, driving runs and dogged defending


QUIETLY he goes about the job in hand, on and off the field but Eamon McHugh is a key man in the heart of this Derrygonnelly team. The 33 year old joiner, by his own admission, won’t be the one you hear shouting and roaring but he’s as determined as anyone on the team to get over the […]

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Lissan set for multi million development


AT Monday’s night’s virtual Fermanagh GAA AGM, delegates were told about plans to develop the current Lissan facility. Upgrade and development is proposed to cost in the region of £2-3 million and will take place in four phases over the next five years. The development is subject to planning permission which will be sought in […]

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Just no breaking the ‘Law


LAYING down the law, that’s exactly what Lisbellaw hurlers did on Sunday afternoon in Clones. The Ulster semi final which was moved from the Athletic Grounds to St Tiernach’s Park was a tight affair in the first half but in the second, Fermanagh’s only senior hurling team powered to victory with 10 points to spare in […]

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McHugh’s focused on the task in hand


Fermanagh Assistant manager, Mark McHugh was absolutely delighted to hear the final whistle in Brewster Park on Friday night.   “We did enough. We realise that what we did against Antrim will not be anywhere near good enough to beat Down.”   The 2012 All-Ireland winner watched his Fermanagh side dominate Antrim and book their […]

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Teemore Shamrocks’ ‘Unsung Hero’


FOR the past decade, Garrett MacEnri has been actively involved in all aspects of the running of the Teemore Shamrocks GFC club, and now he holds the highly taxing position of Club Secretary. A passionate Shamrocks clubman, he has been helping out over the past 10 years coaching various underage teams, but in recent times, […]

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Investment in youth the key to ‘being the best we can be’


There was a fella who used to attend St Michael’s college and who had his own desk outside the Principal’s office for the greater part of sixth and seventh year. Roguish would be the loveable Irish way of describing his behaviour in school. He is now a policeman.

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